PerkinElmer, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving PerkinElmer, Inc. on March 16, 2016. The breach occurred on February 24, 2016, when unauthorized information was disclosed to a third party, affecting employees' personal data such as names, Social Security numbers, and salary information. This incident highlights the vulnerability of sensitive employee data to cyber threats and the need for robust security measures to protect such information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-60521

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/perkinelmer

"id": "per526071125",
"linkid": "perkinelmer",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare and Life Sciences',
                        'location': 'Waltham, Massachusetts, USA',
                        'name': 'PerkinElmer, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'salary information']},
 'date_detected': '2016-02-24',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-03-16',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving PerkinElmer, Inc. on March 16, 2016. The '
                'breach occurred on February 24, 2016, when unauthorized '
                'information was disclosed to a third party, affecting '
                "employees' personal data such as names, Social Security "
                'numbers, and salary information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'salary information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-03-16',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'PerkinElmer, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}